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Royale Cigar Lounge Celebrates Opening Long in the Making Ammar Karmi’s dream has long been to open a cigar lounge, at least since the early 1990s. He says he’s never been a club kind of guy, and he enjoys smoking a good cigar every once in a while. But he couldn’t find anywhere, sans bigger …

https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2018/07/12/whats-the-secret-behind-royale-cigar-lounge.html By Dan Eaton – Staff reporter, Columbus Business First Jul 12, 2018, 1:41pm The owner of the new Royale Cigar Lounge doesn’t expect it to be a one-off. Ammar Karmi spent 20 years dreaming about and four years planning his new venture at 297 Georgesville Road on the city’s west side. The lounge, which is across from the …

https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2018/07/11/why-and-how-an-entrepreneur-brought-a-cigar-lounge.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bizj_national+%28Bizjournals+National+Feed%29 By Dan Eaton – Staff reporter, Columbus Business First Jul 11, 2018, 12:32pm EDT Updated Jul 11, 2018, 2:13pm One of the more interesting things about Royale Cigar Lounge is that its owner isn’t really much of a cigar guy. “I’m really not a huge smoker,” Ammar Karmi told me. “I do it occasionally, but only when the environment is right.” …

https://www.dispatch.com/news/20180905/central-ohio-lounges-provide-upscale-outlet-for-cigar-smoking 3/3 By Megan Henry Posted Sep 5, 2018 at 8:19 PM Updated Sep 6, 2018 at 5:19 AM The new Royale Cigar Lounge on the West Side offers cigars from $5 to $100 in a luxurious setting, but it’s another item that helps set the shop apart: liquor. The lounge is one of central …